Labour action events

The archive records 12 labour action events. Definitions of every event type are on the methodology page.

Labour action

Labour action events
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2026-08-17	Ver.di warning strikes halt container handling at German seaports	Labour action	ongoing	2 Moderate
2026-01-31	Workers strike at Chittagong port over New Mooring Container Terminal lease	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2025-10-08	Lashing workers strike halts container handling at the Port of Rotterdam	Labour action	ended	2 Moderate
2024-11-10	Lockout of longshore workers closes Port of Montreal terminals	Labour action	ended	2 Moderate
2024-11-04	Lockout of ship and dock foremen stops British Columbia ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2024-10-01	Dockworkers strike halts US East and Gulf Coast container ports	Labour action	ended	2 Moderate
2023-07-01	Longshore strike stops cargo at British Columbia ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2022-11-24	Cargo truckers strike cuts container movement at South Korean ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2022-09-27	Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of Felixstowe	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2022-08-21	Dockworkers strike for eight days at the Port of Felixstowe	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2022-06-09	Warning strikes stop work at German North Sea ports	Labour action	ended	4 Severe
2020-12-09	Oilseed workers strike halts grain exports at Rosario area ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant